- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen McLeod on 10 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government who attended the July 2015 conference, Our Common Future Under Climate Change, on its behalf, and what their role was at the conference.
Answer
The July 2015 conference 'Our Common Future Under Climate Change' was largely focused around the scientific and academic community. No Scottish Government official attended the conference, although we are aware several Scottish academics did attend.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen McLeod on 10 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Minister for Environment, Climate and Land Reform has met UK ministers to discuss each of the 2015 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings that were held in Bonn.
Answer
I met with UK ministers at the Environment Council in June and September 2015 and discussed the on-going United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen McLeod on 10 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government who attended each of the 2015 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in Bonn on its behalf, and what their role was at the meetings.
Answer
An official from the Scottish Government's Climate Change Division has attended each of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiating sessions in 2015. Officials attend as part of the UK delegation to the negotiations and provide support to the UK delegation, while representing Scottish Government interests.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with the Scottish Smart Grid Sector Strategy since its launch in 2012.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have passed your question to Dr Lena Wilson, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise will provide an answer to you directly.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it takes to address staff welfare issues related to winter weather.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2015
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that the transparency of the ownership of limited partnerships is sufficient, and what its position is on whether reform is necessary to (a) enhance this and (b) ensure that these partnerships cannot be used as vehicles for money laundering.
Answer
The creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of business, and money laundering are matters reserved to the UK Government.
The Scottish Government believes corporate transparency has an important role to avoid the misuse of companies and to support good corporate governance, and is committed to disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime, wherever it is found in Scotland.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report by the investigations company, Kroll, that all but one of the limited partnerships referred to in its recent report on Moldovan bank fraud and money laundering had a registered place of business in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime, wherever it is found in Scotland.
The creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of business, and money laundering are however matters reserved to the UK Government.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 28 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how the independent review of planning will increase community participation in such decisions.
Answer
I recognise the importance of community engagement in planning and asked that this is considered as part of the review. The independent panel have asked for views and evidence on this. I look forward to receiving their recommendations in the spring.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many limited partnerships have been registered in each year since 2008, and what its position is on the trend.
Answer
Figures for limited partnerships can be found in the Companies House annual publication Companies Register Activities 2014-2015. Please see Table E2 at the link below for figures from 2010-11 to 2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/companies-register-activities-statistical-release-20142015
For figures prior to 2010-11, previous reports can be found at the link below: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141104103730/http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/companiesRegActivities.shtml
The Scottish Government is aware that there has been a significant rise in the number of limited partnerships registered in Scotland.
The creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of business, are matters reserved to the UK Government.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2015
To ask the First Minister what proportion of the labour force has a secure job that pays at least the living wage.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2015